People to Watch: Mfoniso Udofia
The playwright behind the Ufot Family Cycle chats about making theatre more community-oriented and humane, and how to make Black girls fly.
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Adrienne Dawes Had to Tell Her Own Story
The playwright of ‘You Are Pretty,’ ‘Am I White,’ and ‘Teen Dad’ talks about growing up as a mixed-race adoptee in Texas and finding her voice as a Chicago sketch performer.
Fugue Off: Brian Cox Plays a Well-Tempered Bach in ‘The Score’
A chat with the acclaimed actor and his wife, Nicole Ansari-Cox, onstage now in Oliver Cotton’s new play at Shakespeare Theatre in D.C.
Horton Foote Prize, Champion Playwriting Fellowship, MENA Grants, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
NYC’s Theatre Row Announces New Studio Residency
4 companies will be selected to be residents at the multi-theatre complex for a 10-month season running February-November.
Featured Contributors
A report on the NEA, and a deep dive into Hmong communities in Minneapolis.
Can the American Theatre Unlearn Racism?
Going beyond diversity statements, antiracist theatre practices promise a liberatory future for all.
The Sol Project Marks 10 Years With SolFest 2026
This year’s festival marks 10 years of the Sol Project, 9 years of SolFest, and 4 years of the NSP Latine Shortsfest.
The Real Movement Was Where We Weren’t Looking
We shouldn’t mistake the end of a funding arrangement for the end of the culture that funding once carried.
Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public to Merge as Confluence Theater
Dr. Brett Ashley Crawford and Kyle Haden will lead the newly combined organization.
